Billy Townsend at Metro I4 News, generally of liberal sensibilities, makes a case for Sen. Paula Dockery, R-Lakeland for the Governor of Florida. Some good political analysis.
“You’ve probably all heard that Sen. Paula Dockery, R-Lakeland, plans to run for governor and will challenge that former Clinton impeachment prosecutor and generally reptilian-looking fellow Bill McCollum in the Republican primary. Frankly, her announcement leaves me conflicted, for a number of reasons.
“On one hand, I’m thrilled. I know of no other elected official – national, state, or local – who has, within the last decade, openly challenged the dominant economic establishment within her sphere of influence and won. It’s a remarkable accomplishment for principle and good government, even it proves temporary. Go ahead, name me another politician anywhere with a record to match it.
I’m also worried. I’ll probably vote for Dockery over Alex Sink if it comes to that: I prefer a reasonable populist to a reasonable corporatist. And I fear that Dockery, as a result, will honestly, but relentlessly, move Florida government to the right, particularly on funding issues. And I fear that she’ll help Republicans in Florida seize the mantle of good, transparent government from Democrats and further build their state house majority.
Read the rest here.
